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Utegate

Utegate proper noun: a 2009 scandal around the lending of a ute to Australian Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd by car dealer John Grant, and subsequent allegations of improper favourable treatment of Grant by the Department of the Treasury.

Proper noun

Utegate

  1. (Australian, informal) A 2009 scandal around the lending of a ute to Australian Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd by car dealer John Grant, and subsequent allegations of improper favourable treatment of Grant by the Department of the Treasury.
    • The Australian Federal Police revealed this afternoon that the email that sparked the so-called Utegate controversy was faked.2009 June 22, Phillip Coorey, Annabel Crabb, Sydney Morning Herald

Origin of Utegate

From ute + -gate.

Questions about Utegate

What does Utegate mean?
Utegate means a 2009 scandal around the lending of a ute to Australian Labor Prime Minister Kevin Rudd by car dealer John Grant, and subsequent allegations of improper favourable treatment of Grant by the Department of the Treasury.
What part of speech is Utegate?
Utegate is a proper noun.

Words near Utegate in the dictionary

  1. Ute Park
  2. Utech
  3. Utechs
  4. Utecht
  5. Utechts
  6. Utegate
  7. Utena
  8. utensil
  9. utensiled
  10. utensilry
  11. utensils

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